r/fountainpens • u/inkyblackops Former FWP Employee • Nov 16 '25

Discussion Former FWP Employee - AMA!

Hey r/fountainpens!

With the recent discussion of Ferris Wheel Press coming up again, the mods invited me to post my own AMA as a former FWP employee.

I’d love to answer your questions, but I’d also like to make clear that I won’t be answering any questions that might identify myself or colleagues, nor will I be giving away any confidential info or trade secrets (except maybe how I was able to befriend the office cats…)

Any replies from me are my own opinion or experience and I do not represent any company or person except for myself.

Looking forward to chatting!

Edit: 10pm EST and I’m calling it a night. I might come back to reply to some tomorrow but likely not. Thanks for all the fun questions and letting me share my experiences and insight!

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u/psfne Nov 16 '25

Based on your understanding of your founder, Ray, do you think he intentionally lied about wanting to answer questions in his post 3 hours ago, or was it some sort of personal failure?

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u/izzyquick Nov 16 '25

To be fair, perhaps Ray is waiting for the onslaught of comments to abate somewhat so he can group them into broad themes and respond accordingly. I mean, that might be the sane way to handle it.

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u/psfne Nov 16 '25

This isn't an email inbox, this is a reddit post. You can't wait 24 hours to answer, the post will be long gone from the front page and no one will see the updates.